I had two tech rounds for a software engineering role, both focused on DSA. The first round went well. In the second, the interviewer had a lot of background noise, which made communication tough. Even though my approach was correct and acknowledged, he mentioned I wasn’t meeting the bar and ended the call about 20 minutes early.
I respect that interviews are meant to assess skill, but ending the round abruptly on one non-trivial question without exploring further felt unfair. A bit more patience and structure would make the process feel a lot more professional and candidate-friendly.